How to Deal
Brief Synopsis
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Sometimes life gets turned upside down. And maybe that's why it's so hard to believe that anyone, especially 17 year-old Halley Martin, could actually experience that thing called love. The people closest to Halley are in the midst of major upheavals in their love lives. Her mother, Lydia, is embitt
Cast & Crew
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Clare Kilner
Director
Alison Macleod
Audrey Gardiner
Ennis Esmer
Alexandra Holden
Mackenzie Astin
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Andre French; Daniel B Hastings; Gregory Clayton; Laurie Cartwright
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Synopsis
Sometimes life gets turned upside down. And maybe that's why it's so hard to believe that anyone, especially 17 year-old Halley Martin, could actually experience that thing called love. The people closest to Halley are in the midst of major upheavals in their love lives. Her mother, Lydia, is embittered by her recently finalized divorce. Her sister, Ashley, is marrying a guy with whom she is constantly fighting. Her best friend, Scarlett, can't keep her hands off of her first serious boyfriend. Most distressingly for Halley, her father, Len, who is a DJ at a local radio station, combats his midlife crisis with a stereotypically boyish elopement to the station's much-younger traffic reporter. So how's Halley supposed to deal? She isn't about to let herself succumb to the pipe dream of storybook romance, and Macon Forrester is the one guy who challenges her idea that love just complicates a perfectly good friendship. As Halley's life grows more and more complicated, she finds a friend in Macon, but when she feels herself falling for him, will Halley move beyond her fears and disappointments to experience real love?
Director
Clare Kilner
Director
Cast
Alison Macleod
Audrey Gardiner
Ennis Esmer
Alexandra Holden
Mackenzie Astin
Philip Akin
Patrice Goodman
Charlotte Sullivan
Dana Reznik
Andrew Reins
Lead Man
Allison Janney
Peter Gallagher
Connie Ray
Darrin Brown
Sharlene Yuen
Gabrielle Ashry
Andrew Gillies
Mandy Moore
Darryl Pring
Bill Lake
Sandi Ross
Mary Catherine Garrison
Claire Crawford
Jeff White
Dylan Baker
Nina Foch
Jayne Eastwood
Thomas Hauff
Trent Ford
Francois Klanfer
Darrell Hicks
Judy Croon
Laura Catalano
John White
Ray Kahnert
Sonja Smits
John Hyatt
Crew
Kate Abernathy
Assistant
Jon Ailetcher
Sound Mixer
Quita Alfred
Costume Supervisor
Scotty Allan
Gaffer
Jason Altieri
Production Assistant
Ross A Anderson
Property Master
Allan Angus
Generator Operator
Ron Annabelle
Coordinator
Samantha Armstrong
Script Supervisor
Mike Aruol
Sound Mixer
Jeff Authors
Assistant Director
Rudy Baccuchi
Driver
Don Barker
Swing Gang
Mark Basler
Driver
Anthony Beaudoin
Finance Manager
Luke Beaudrow
Grip
Neena Beber
Screenplay
Doug Bell
Grip
Andy Bely
On-Set Dresser
Allison Bergstrand
Assistant
Jill Bernheimer
Production Assistant
Matthew Bernsen
Video
Steffany Bernstein
Costume Supervisor
Michael Bero
Accountant
Pierre Berube
Best Boy
Zena Bielewicz
Camera Trainee
Marco Black
Assistant Director
Marco Black
Unit Production Manager
Gary Blufer
Sound Effects
Samuel Bojin
Best Boy Electric
Russell Bowie
Assistant Camera Operator
Lisa Brookes
Assistant Director
Darrin Brown
Assistant Director
Lloyd Brown
Props Buyer
Diane Brunjes
Assistant Editor
Craig Bulmer
Electrician
Steven Butensky
Accountant
Shawna Callahan
Editor
Camille Calvet
Makeup Artist
Kelly Campbell
Stand-In
Carlos Caneca
Set Decorator
Robert Carr
Sound Recordist
Laurie Cartwright
Production Insurance
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects
Jaime Chaparro
Driver
Penny Charter
Assistant Director
David M. Chisholm
Production Coordinator
Jai Chong
Painter
David B Clark
Painter
Gregory Clayton
Cable Operator
Matt Cluett
Apprentice Editor
Mac Cook
Driver
Robin D. Cook
Casting Consultant
Sylvain Cournoyer
Makeup Artist
Paul Curtis
Supervising Sound Editor
Jessica Daniels
Casting Assistant
Chris David
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel R Davis
Production Designer
Terry Dean
Craft Service
Tina Dean
Craft Service
Isabel Debiasio
Costume Supervisor
Augustine Delgado
Greensman
Sarah Dessen
Source Material
Ron Dickie
Property Master
Raymond Duff
Assistant Director
Mark Dufour
Grip
Michele Dunn
Costumer
Aric Dupere
Extras Casting Assistant
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Casting Assistant
Maria Duplaga
Assistant Costume Designer
Chris Dusendschon
Digital Effects
Eric Alan Edwards
Other
Eric Alan Edwards
Director Of Photography
Henry Embry
Sound Mixer
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
Chris Ervin
Visual Effects
David Esparza
Sound Effects Editor
John Michael Fanaris
Sound Effects
Tracy Fedak
Accounting Assistant
Liz Lang Fedrick
Casting
Heidi Ferrer
Other
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Joe Fineman
Post-Production
Christopher Flores
Driver
Carson T Foster
Grip
Wayne Frampton
Coordinator
Candide Franklyn
Camera Operator
Andre French
Cable Operator
Wendy Gaboury
Production Accountant
Monique Ganderton
Stunt Double
Darcy Gasparovic
Assistant Camera Operator
Beth Gilinsky
Art Department Coordinator
Sophie Giraud
Photography
Heinz D Gloss
Electrician
Nate Goodman
Camera Operator
Matt Graver
Location Scout
Aaron Green
Sound Effects
Elizabeth Greenberg
Casting Associate
Hemet Grennan
Driver
Debra Grieco
Line Producer
Fred Grossman
Post-Production Accountant
Elizabeth Gruszka
Makeup Artist
Dave Hadder
Boom Operator
Andrew Hall
Apprentice Editor
Amy Hammer
Post-Production Sound
Janice Hampton
Editor
Mathew Hart
Coproducer
Mathew Hart
Unit Production Manager
Daniel B Hastings
Cable Operator
Adam S Hawkey
Colorist
Jacqui Hemingway
Scenic Artist
Nicole Hilliard-forde
Casting Associate
Ron Hilts
Driver
Tim Hilts
Transportation Coordinator
John Hodges
Assistant
Paul Horn
Assistant Camera Operator
Kirk Houston
Driver
Erica Huggins
Producer
Morgan Hunwicks
Production Secretary
Wayne Ireland
Driver
Don Irvine
Rigging Grip
Brian Jagersky
Stunt Double
Delroy P. Jarrett
Electrician
Debra Johnson
Hair Stylist
Michael K Jones
Driver
Martin Kalin
Stand-In
Fred Kamping
Location Manager
Avy Kaufman
Casting Director
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
David Kitay
Music Conductor
David Kitay
Music
Richard Kmecza
Office Assistant
Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects Coordinator
James Kohne
Dolly Grip
Lisa Kojola
Assistant
Terry Kramer
Electrician
Katherine Kremp
Hair Stylist
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
Marc Kuitenbrouwer
Construction Coordinator
Theresa Larche
Assistant
Julie Larose
Production Assistant
Jon Leshay
Music Supervisor
Loreen Lightfoot
Costumes
Loreen Lightfoot
Seamstress Supervisor
David Linde
Executive Producer
Robyn Link
Loader
Scott Allen Logan
Location Manager
Mitch Lookabaugh
Best Boy Grip
Cal Loucks
Set Designer
Eli Lozano
Driver
Steve Lucescu
Stunts
Steve Lucescu
Stunt Coordinator
Diana Lui
Production Supervisor
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Vair Macphee
Production Coordinator
Anthony Mainelli
Carpenter
Mark Manchester
Key Grip
Julia Marchese
Production Assistant
Marlowe Markov
Production Assistant
Chris Martin
Best Boy Electric
James Mastroianni
Production Assistant
Diane Mcbain
Medic
Ronald Mckenzie
Location Scout
Jeff Melvin
Property Master
Jeff Melvin
Props Buyer
Jill Meyers
Music Coordinator
Allison Mondesir
Hair Stylist
M Adrian Monroe
Assistant
Michelle Montgomery
Production Assistant
Melissa Morgan
Scenic Artist
Michael A. Morongell
Sound Engineer
Tom Morrison
Driver
John Muir
Driver
Laurie Munday
Costume Supervisor
Chris Navarro
Adr
Malcolm Nefsky
Best Boy Grip
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Sandra Ninham
Transportation Captain
Anthony Nocera
Video
Derek Noel
Painter
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Dialogue Editor
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Adr Editor
Susan Nycz
Costume Supervisor
Tim Owen
Location Scout
Mark Parsons
Key Grip
Steve Paterson
Transportation Coordinator
Jeff Peebles
Driver
Jim Peters
Greensman
Danny Piva
Electrician
Andy Potvin
Consultant
Bennett Pozil
Finance Manager
Carrie Proffer
Costumes
Brigitte Rabazo Lopez
Assistant Editor
Andrew Redekop
Art Department
Kerry Ann Redmond
Accounting Assistant
Reg Reynolds
Driver
Mark Rice
Special Effects
Lise Richardson
Music Editor
Dan Riley
Other
Terry Rodman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Andre French; Daniel B Hastings; Gregory Clayton; Laurie Cartwright
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 9, 2003
Project is based on a combination of two young adult romance novels by Sarah Dessen.
Released in United States Summer July 18, 2003
Released in United States on Video December 9, 2003
